Alaska Airlines Fall Flash Sale
Oct17

Alaska Airlines Fall Flash Sale

Alaska Airlines flash sale for the fall is here. But hurry up, it won’t last long!

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Elite Status Match on Alaska Airlines until December 2017!
Oct12

Elite Status Match on Alaska Airlines until December 2017!

Elite status is the name of the game in the airline world today. We wrote a post about this a while back, but just a reminder, elite status is the way to first class upgrades, fee waivers, priority boarding, checked bag waivers, and much more. Since we’re not wealthy by any means, having elite status is the only way that we can sit up front as much as we do when we fly domestically. One of the questions that comes up all the...

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Will Amex’s offer for Virgin Gold translate to Alaska status?
Oct11

Will Amex’s offer for Virgin Gold translate to Alaska status?

It’s no secret that Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are set to merge. Back in April of this year, Alaska announced that it was going to pay an unbelievable $4 Billion for the primarily West Coast airline, and the rumors started to fly. There was a bit of a bidding war, even including JetBlue, who wanted to create a true coast to coast airline. Alaska, trying to nudge their way into SFO and LAX, wanted to make sure to secure...

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Wanna win 100,000 miles?
Oct10

Wanna win 100,000 miles?

As you probably know from reading our blog, we’re huge fans of earning miles. In fact this year alone we’ve earned over 1.7 million miles, and we’re on track to earn over 2.2 million. Because we are always looking for a way to earn as many miles as possible, and we love shopping online, we love using the shopping portals that all the airlines offer as a way to earn even more miles. I was scrolling through what I thought was a bunch of...

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Overheard on my Alaska Airlines flight this morning
Oct09

Overheard on my Alaska Airlines flight this morning

I love Alaska Airlines, and it’s no secret. We’re fanboys of the airline for sure. Living in Seattle it makes it quite easy to hop on flights to wherever we need to get to, and their customer service is second to none. The miles that we earn have a ton of flexibility and they are currently the only US airline to give you a mile for every mile flown. That last point alone is enough to make sure that Alaska earns our travel dollars. But...

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How we upgraded from Business to First on Emirates
Oct03

How we upgraded from Business to First on Emirates

Earlier this year, Alaska Airlines upped their redemption rates on one-way tickets with Emirates. They took a lot of flak for doing so, especially for doing so with no advance notification. Luckily, Ben and I made a reservation 2 days beforehand from India back to the USA. We booked it at 90,000 miles each way, and now the cost has risen over 66% to 150,000 miles For me, even the increased price is WELL worth it, as the service is...

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Alaska Airlines flights to Havana now Bookable!
Sep27

Alaska Airlines flights to Havana now Bookable!

Havana has been one of those destinations that has fascinated the American public for generations. It’s been off limits to Americans who didn’t want to take flights to Canada or Mexico first to get there, while non-Americans have been enjoying the island nation non-stop. Well, luckily things have changed for the better! We posted many months back that the US DOT gave permission to Alaska to start flying to Havana from Los...

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Alaska Airlines introduces Scan and Fly
Sep19

Alaska Airlines introduces Scan and Fly

If you have ever impatiently waited in line to check your bags at the airport, then this will be great news for you. We usually don’t have to wait in line at all when checking in at SEA (or any other airport, really) thanks to our MVP Gold 75K status with Alaska Airlines, but for everyone who doesn’t have any status, this could be a really good improvement. Alaska Airlines just announced they will be conducting a pilot...

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CRAZY Sale: SkyTeam Business Class from $1,050
Sep13

CRAZY Sale: SkyTeam Business Class from $1,050

Yesterday we posted about an amazing deal from Germany to all points USA in business class, with sale fares coming in starting at $1100+. Well, it looks like someone over at SkyTeam has jumped on the crazy train once again, because we’re seeing sale fares from $1,050 from Europe to the USA. Specifically, Madrid to JFK is coming in at 950 Euros, or only $1,050 US. The fare seems to be valid, once again, from the week before...

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Enter to WIN from the #NMCLaborDay Mileage Run!
Sep10

Enter to WIN from the #NMCLaborDay Mileage Run!

Hello and thanks for reading us here on NoMasCoach!  As you may have figured out, we had one heck of a Labor Day weekend, as we flew over 12,000 miles all over the US and Central America, stayed at a couple of hotels, and earned a boatload of miles in the process. In case you missed it, here’s all the flights and hotel stays from the weekend. Flight 1 of 10, Alaska Airlines SEA-SFO, #NMCLaborDay Flight 2 of 10, AA 1143...

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